Category: Columnist

By Dayo Hassan One of the identified obstacles of University autonomy in Nigeria is NUC, National University Commission. National Universities Commission (NUC) is the regulatory agency for higher education institutions in Nigeria. While its mandate is to ensure quality assurance and standardization of academic programs in universities, there have been concerns about how the NUC is obstructing university autonomy in Nigeria. Here are some ways: In summary, NUC has been accused of obstructing universities autonomy in Nigeria through centralization of decision-making, excessive regulation, delays in accreditation and lack of transparency.…

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By Enitan Olukotun Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Tokunbo Abiru, the Chairman Senate committee on Industries and Senator representing Lagos East is a man with a midas touch. He is driven by excellence in all he does and strives for the best at all times. Before his current assignment, Tokunbo Abiru had built a successful career in banking; rising to the pinnacle of his career as Managing Director of Polaris Bank. He made his mark in banking before retiring in 2020 to serve his people. He changed the narrative of governance in…

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By Remi Adelowo It is reputed to be the biggest rice mill in Sub-Saharan Africa. Sited in Imota, a rural community in the Ikorodu Division of Lagos State, the huge project on a land space of 22 hectares is also the third largest mill in the world.. With a capacity to produce 2.8 million bags of 50kg bags of rice yearly, while generating 1,500 direct jobs and 254,000 indirect jobs, only Lagos, truly the City of Excellence, could have pulled off a gargantuan project of this magnitude. Billed for commissioning…

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By S. O. K. Shillings Esq. I feel weak listening to the most immoral and illegitimate debate over the entity to which I belong. People are debating ownership of my property while I am here. I had felt that there was no need to join a debate that is non-existent. But the feeling of the debaters is still that the winners of tomorrow’s election win it. It is not the igbos that started the debate of who owns Lagos (and by ‘Lagos’ here we are talking of Lagos State including…

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By Uche Nnadozie As 2023 gets off on a smooth sail, the reality of the Blue and Red railway lines have begun to hit home. Everywhere you turn along the two rail corridors, it is construction and more construction. If it is not overpasses, it is massive train stations. The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), created by the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, during his tenure as governor (1999-2007), conceptualised and is supervising the 37-kilometre and 27-kilometre red and blue lines. Residents are…

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By Primate Charles Odugbesi This is a call to all the Yoruba youths in Lagos state. It is true that some of you are learned, exposed, bold and courageous when it comes to matters that threaten your existence but you do not take your time to prevent that thing that can threaten your existence. PREVENTION THEY SAY, IS BETTER THAN CURE. One fault I found out in some of you is that, you are easily swayed once the people who want to use you give you a reason why you…

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By S.O.K Shillings The cold war ended in the early 90s on the side of the capitalists led by the United States of America. The lesser worlds naturally turned capitalist embracing all anomalies with Hobson’s Choice. Capitalism, to a ‘third-world’ country, is like a master holding a packet of Saint Louis sugar (containing 90 cubes) asks 120 people to line up for a cube each. If you are number 87, you may be lucky if order is maintained. If you are 93, it is hopeless and you have a moral…

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By S.O.K. Shillings We have been talking about a faceless cabal troubling the growth of Nigeria for selfish interests. They are the ones who choose the holders of key offices and man key parastatals. They milk Nigeria and staunt its growth. They buy and share our common heritage and colonise us within us. You cannot know the cabal. But perhaps we can trace their path. General Obasanjo was Head-of-State 1976 – 1979. His only achievement was that he handed over power to the civilians. He did not rule for Nigeria.…

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